Bright Sword: Leading the Special Operations Squadron to Fight the Japs

When in doubt, ask your leader!

Shen Quan sent a telegram to Wang Meng, and Wang Meng accepted it without hesitation. As long as Shen Quan gave him the coordinates of the Japanese artillery positions, he would guarantee that these positions would disappear completely within two hours.

"Send the indicators to the Chief of Staff! Keep crossing the ditch!"

At this time, Toyoichiro Matsuura of the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade's eyes were full of pride, and he couldn't even help but applaud himself.

"Yoshi! With the anti-tank trenches and artillery positions, it's impossible for the independent column to break through in a short period of time!"

"As expected of you, Brigade Commander, you have studied the armored forces of the independent column so thoroughly. I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to gain any advantage over us!"

This flattery made Matsuura Toyoichiro feel particularly comfortable. After all, this flattery was based on certain facts and was of higher quality than casual flattery.

"Yoshi, contact the bombers at Zhangjiakou Airport for me. While the armored units of the independent column are huddled together, give them a fatal blow!"

The chief of staff of the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade looked embarrassed. In the past two days, he had repeatedly requested air support from the North China Front Army Command, but was rejected every time on the grounds that resources must be tilted towards the operations in Henan, Hunan and Guangxi.

"Your Excellency, Commander of the Brigade, I'm afraid the North China Front Command will not send the only fighter squadron in Zhangjiakou!"

“I personally reported to General Okamura Yasuji that this was our only chance to annihilate two full armored divisions of the Independent Column.

Moreover, Zhangjiakou Airport is very close to us. By the time we fly over Zhangbei and drop our bombs, the planes of the independent column will probably have just refueled and are ready to take off! The advantage is mine!"

"Your Excellency, Commander of the Brigade, as far as I know, the Independent Column has a large number of anti-aircraft guns. Will they pose a threat to the mortars?"

"It doesn't matter. As long as we drop bombs outside the range of their small-caliber anti-aircraft guns, there will be no problem! They are basically stationed at Miaotan, Maliantan and Cainaobao. We can drop bombs on their heads even with our eyes closed!"

After Matsuura Toyoichiro finished speaking, he immediately called the North China Front Army General Staff and spewed out his reasons like a machine gun.

"Sorry, I can't make a decision. I'll submit it right away!"

"Then please hurry up!"

Matsuura Toyoichiro hung up the phone angrily. The opportunity was fleeting, and these bureaucrats were still here reporting non-stop?

"Baga! They should really be placed in anti-tank trenches to let them go through the test of fire and blood, otherwise they will never understand the pain of frontline combat!"

After half an hour, I finally got a reply:

Okamura Neiji agreed to send out a formation of bombers and fighter planes, including twenty heavy bombers and thirty fighter planes, and arrived in Zhangbei in twenty minutes!

This time, Matsuura Toyoichiro laughed out loud.

The Type 93 heavy bomber dispatched this time is the best bomber in the empire.

The Type 2000 heavy bomber usually flies at an altitude of 4000 to 3000 meters. At an altitude of 240 meters, the maximum level flight speed reaches kilometers per hour.

In terms of bomb load, it can carry 1000 kg of bombs. If fuel is reduced, it can carry 1500 kg of bombs.

The independent column is currently mainly equipped with 37mm millimeter cannon, which has an effective firing height of 3000 meters and a maximum firing height of 4000 meters.

Therefore, as long as the bombing altitude is set at 3000-4000 meters, the independent column's anti-aircraft guns will not pose a great threat to the bombers.

Toyoichiro Matsuura held a telescope and looked at the cloudless sky. He couldn't help but sigh: What a nice day!

With this kind of visibility, dropping bombs at an altitude of 3000 meters is like catching a bean with three fingers, percent sure.

"Warriors of the Empire, as soon as the planes finish dropping bombs, we will immediately launch an attack and drive them back with bayonets and bullets!"

Matsuura Toyoichiro is full of confidence. Perhaps he will be the first military strategist to defeat two armored divisions of the independent column with inferior forces and weapons!

He kept looking up at the blue sky and checking his watch. Sure enough, twenty minutes later he heard the roar of an airplane engine.

The Japanese Second Independent Mixed Brigade and the Second and Third Regiments of the Puppet Mongolian Cavalry Division all began to cheer.

Matsuura Toyoichiro looked at the altitude of the plane and praised it highly:

"It is said that our army's aviation force was frightened by the anti-aircraft guns of the independent column and dared not lower its altitude. It seems that it is all a rumor! Applause for them!"

Even the soldiers of the independent column at the front heard the applause.

"Come on! Warriors of the Empire!"

Matsuura Toyoichiro's telescope swept from the sky to the ground, and he found that the troops of the independent column close to the hillsides on both wings began to retreat rapidly, and even the artillery stopped bombing.

"Yoshi! They are nothing but chickens and dogs. Facing the imperial planes, they can only run for their lives! Order all troops to charge immediately after the bombing is over!"

Matsuura Toyoichiro hadn't had this feeling for a long time. Ever since the planes of the Independent Column dominated the sky, he had no feelings for the Army Aviation Corps and believed that they had not fulfilled their responsibilities.

Now I can finally feel the security of being protected again!

"Order the artillery positions on both wings to open fire and bombard the enemy's tanks, armored vehicles and soldiers. In short, destroy them!"

Toyoichiro Matsuura is in high spirits, in one word, awesome!

Above the sky, more than a dozen parachutes floated down and landed on the foothills on the east and west sides, just above the artillery positions and bunkers.

"What? Has our supply line been cut off? Why do we need airdrops? What the hell are these airmen doing?"

Toyoichiro Matsuura continued to observe with a telescope. When the parachutes were dozens of meters above the bunker, there was a sudden slight explosion, and then a large cloud of white smoke-like thing spread out, covering the entire bunker.

"What the hell is this? A smoke bomb?"

Just when Matsuura Toyoichiro was surprised, suddenly the white smoke exploded like lightning and formed a large ball of fire!

The earth is shaking and the sky is collapsing!

At this time, Matsuura Toyoichiro was dumbfounded. He kept rubbing his eyes, as if to wipe away everything.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Even if we were spies and told the independent column, they wouldn't be able to get to Zhangbei so quickly! Absolutely impossible!"

But this was the cruel moment. Finally, the Japanese's twenty Type 93 heavy mortars and thirty fighter planes arrived late.

However, they were faced with an attack from dozens of Hellcats rushing down from above the clouds.

Seeing that something was wrong, the Japanese aircraft formation immediately turned around.

The fighter planes also risked their lives to cover the critical attack planes, but they soon found out that their thinking was too simple and none of them could escape!

It was like hail was falling from the sky, with planes falling one after another. It was obvious that more planes fell were from the Japanese.

"Baga, abandon the attack plane formation! Follow me to fight their bombers!"